1996 United Kingdom general election

The 1996 United Kingdom general election was on 28 March 1996 to elect 15 members to the House of Commons. Although the next election was scheduled for 1998, the dissolution of Parliament in 1995 triggered a snap election to be held in 1996 after the Cable-Pound coalition government lost its majority in the House of Commons.

Prior to the election, constituencies were redrawn, and some constituencies were renamed. Of the 15 contested seats, 12 were won by the Conservative Party and 3 by the Liberal Democrats. The Labour Party, which won 3 seats in the previous election, lost all of its seats in this election. Amanda Hague became prime minister as a result of this election and is both the first female Conservative and black prime minister in British history.

Following this election, the 2000 elections were held on 25 May 2000 in accordance with the Fixed Term Parliaments and Elections Act 1996.